Cup pressure won’t be too much for Cas, says winger

Castleford winger Kirk Dixon says the occasion of a Challenge Cup semi final won’t be too big for the Tigers, who plan to feed off their experienced players to learn how to cope with the pressure.

The attacking West Yorkshire side take on Widnes on Sunday for a place at Wembley – their second semi-final appearance in four seasons. However, only two members of the squad that reached this point in 2011, when they were knocked out in heart-wrenching fashion by Leeds, remain. Dixon doesn’t see that as a problem.

“We have got players who have played in big games,” he told the Yorkshire Evening Post.

“Hopefully we can learn from that, but we know it’s going to be a hard game on Sunday, against a quality Widnes side, who are in great form.

“They have had some great results and they beat Hull KR last week so they are coming into the game on the back of a win, just like we are.

“It is two teams that are in form and two teams that like to play rugby as well, so it all bodes for a great game, but from our point of view we are going to need 17 players to be at their best to go there and get the job done – because it is going to be some test.”

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